Drug and Alcohol Abuse
31/01/2012 - Pregnancy health threat to baby heart
Women who are careless with their health in pregnancy create an increased risk of their baby having heart problems, researchers warn today. More
10/01/2012 - Nicotine therapy challenged
Researchers have challenged the benefits of nicotine patches and gum to help smokers quit. More
09/01/2012 - Give up the daily drink
Drinkers should cease believing that a daily drink is safe, MPs and senior doctors warned today. More
06/01/2012 - One in 20 people worldwide use illegal drugs, claim
About 200 million people worldwide – about one in 20 – between the ages of 15 and 64 use illicit drugs each year, Australian research has claimed. More
29/12/2011 - New Year resolution - two for the price of one?
New Year resolutions often come in packages of two, government health experts said yesterday. More
07/12/2011 - Thousands pay cancer price of "bad habits"
Smoking, poor diet, alcohol and obesity are responsible for 100,000 cases of cancer a year in the UK, campaigners said yesterday. More
21/11/2011 - Talk to children about alcohol, parents urged
Health workers have been encouraging parents to talk to their children about alcohol and think about how their own drinking habits may impact on them. More
18/11/2011 - Alcoholics with gene variant at risk of early death
Alcoholic abusers who also have a specific variant in the dopamine D2 receptor gene are ten times more likely to die prematurely, according to Swedish researchers. More
02/11/2011 - Three drinks a week linked to raised breast risk
Drinking a small amount of alcohol is linked to a slight increase in the risk of breast cancer, according to new findings. More
02/11/2011 - Red wine pill tested for obesity
A chemical found in red wine may prove a potent pill for people with obesity problems, Dutch researchers reported yesterday. More
26/10/2011 - How cannabis disturbs the brain
Researchers looking at the effects of cannabis on the brain have made some disturbing discoveries. More
05/10/2011 - Global tobacco TB risk
Smoking could substantially increase deaths from tuberculosis around the world, say public health experts. More
29/09/2011 - Seed that could aid quitters
A nicotine substitute found in laburnum seeds could play a significant role in helping smokers' to quit, it was revealed last night. More
26/09/2011 - Alcohol linked to asthma risk
People who drink moderate amounts of alcohol may reduce their risk of developing asthma, researchers reported yesterday. More
21/09/2011 - Lifestyle - the new health threat
Obesity, tobacco and excess alcohol pose as much a threat to world health as infectious diseases did in the last century, a British politician has told the United Nations. More
20/09/2011 - Renewed calls to restrict films showing smoking
Adolescents are more likely to take up smoking if they regularly see it in films, according to an analysis published today. More
16/09/2011 - Global action demanded on alcohol misuse
A leading group of doctors is demanding worldwide action on alcohol abuse, claiming there has been "a lamentable lack of any global remediable action". More
09/09/2011 - Young diabetes patients face drug and alcohol risk
Deaths related to drug use and alcohol consumption may have become increasingly prevalent in the last few decades among people who develop diabetes in childhood, researchers warned today. More
07/09/2011 - How daily drink helps women age gracefully
A small, daily drink of alchohol seems to help women stave off chronic illness in later life, researchers reported today. More
02/09/2011 - How smoking puts female heart at risk
Women are more likely to suffer from a hardening of the arteries because of exposure to tobacco smoke than men, a European study has found. More
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